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I recently got my self a bronica SQ-A and I'm really enjoying shooting on it, I'll post the first couple reels once they're developed, do we have any other bronica/6x6/ medium format film shooters still around on this forum, be nice to hear what you shoot with, a few experiences and what ever else relating to it Thanks, Harvey.

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I had an ETRSi with WLF and speed grip, just the 75mm lens. Loved the focus screen, didn't like the laterally reversed movements. Sold it, but when i see some of the crazy prices the medium format gear is going for, if an RF645, Fuji 645zi or Pentax 6x7 gets cheap enough I might get back into it.

I had an ETRSi with WLF and speed grip, just the 75mm lens. Loved the focus screen, didn't like the laterally reversed movements. Sold it, but when i see some of the crazy prices the medium format gear is going for, if an RF645, Fuji 645zi or Pentax 6x7 gets cheap enough I might get back into it.

I've recently gotten into 120 roll cameras myself. Started with Mamiya RB67 Pro-S (great camera) which shoots 6x7 with 90 & 180mm lenses (really want the 65 or 50mm to go ultra-wide), and then got an old Perkeo I folder with 75mm that shoots 6x6, and most recently got a Pre-WWII Mamiya Six with 75mm shooting 6x6 with a pretty cool focusing system that moves the film plane back and forth so you can see the focus in the viewfinder (reverse Galilean type) and don't need to touch the lens.

Still have my Hasselblatt 500 C but I don't find rolls in many places. But whenever I get some roll, it is still a lot of fun with this fine camera. Interesting info, that it may be possible to get a digital back. I will check into that. Thanks RLPhoto. My old 6x7 Zeiss camera is only an antique now. Last shot was >20 Years ago.

Still have my Hasselblatt 500 C but I don't find rolls in many places. But whenever I get some roll, it is still a lot of fun with this fine camera. Interesting info, that it may be possible to get a digital back. I will check into that. Thanks RLPhoto. My old 6x7 Zeiss camera is only an antique now. Last shot was >20 Years ago.

When I was 12 or 13 yrs old I got an old Voightlander 6x6 folding camera. Fully mechanical with external light meter and distance meter. That's were I learnt the basics about photography and where the hobby started. I still have it. (But not used it in over a decade). Before I turned digital I really fancied the Fuji 617, but could not afford it at that time. Wonder what these are running for these days.

Still have my Hasselblatt 500 C but I don't find rolls in many places. But whenever I get some roll, it is still a lot of fun with this fine camera. Interesting info, that it may be possible to get a digital back. I will check into that. Thanks RLPhoto. My old 6x7 Zeiss camera is only an antique now. Last shot was >20 Years ago.

Thanks a lot, I have contacted a dealer and will have a look at this digital back. The difficult decision is now, do I go for the 500mm/f4. or 600 mm/f4 or do I go for the CFV-50 digital back? Can't afford both right now.

Thanks a lot, I have contacted a dealer and will have a look at this digital back. The difficult decision is now, do I go for the 500mm/f4. or 600 mm/f4 or do I go for the CFV-50 digital back? Can't afford both right now.

I just did a PhaseOne event with the IQ260 - if the CFV-50 is anything like it, go that route. Unless you're making money with 400mm+ lenses, the CFV-50 will give you amazing results, in ways you have never seen in a dslr.

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